Substituted pyrano(2,3-b)pyrans

ABSTRACT

THE PRESENT INVENTION DISCLOSES NOVEL SUBSTITUTED PYRANO(2,3-B)PYRANS OF FORMULA I BELOW:   5A-R1,(R2)2,(R3)2-11H,12H-(1)BENZOPYRANO(2,3-B)(1)-   BENZOPYRAN   WHEREIN R1 IS A DISUBSTITUTED AMINE, R2 AND R3 ARE H, ALKYL, HALO, LOWER ALKOXY, ARYLOXY, ARALKYLOXY, OR R2 AND R3 TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE AROMATIC RING FORM A SECOND AROMATIC OR HETEROAROMATIC RING. THE COMPOUNDS OF THIS INVENTION POSSESS BRONCHODILATOR PROPERTIES.

United States Patent 3,752,830 SUBSTITUTED PYRANO[2,3-b]PYRANS Max von Strandtmann, Rockaway, Marvin P. Cohen, Mendham, and John Shavel, In, New Milford, N.J., assignors to Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plain,

Nb Drawing. Filed Feb. 4, 1971. Ser. No. 112,830 int. 01. 007d 7/46 US. or. zen-345.2 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention discloses novel substituted pyrano [2,3-b]pyrans of Formula I below:

R2 R2 W 3 1 8 wherein R is a disubstituted amine, R and R are H, alkyl, halo, lower alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, or R and R taken together with the aromatic ring form a second aromatic or heteroaromatic ring.

The compounds of this invention possess bronchodilator properties.

The present invention is concerned with pyrano[2,3-b] pyrans of Formula I:

wherein R is a disubstituted amine, such as the radical of dimethylamine, diethylamine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, and morpholine; R and R are hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkyledene, lower alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, halo, acetamido, or R and R taken together with the nucleus, form an additional aromatic or heteroaromatic ring.

As used throughout the specification and claims:

The term lower alkyl and the lower alkyl portion of lower alkoxy embraces both straight and branched chain alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, n-amyl, n-hexyl, 2-ethylbutyl, 2,3-dimethylbutyl, and the like; the term aryl denotes a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon of 6 to 8 carbon atoms, such as phenyl, tolyl and the like; the term aralkyl encompasses lower alkyl groups in which aryl as defined above is substituted for a hydrogen atom, such as for example, benzyl, phenethyl and the like; the term aralkyledene includes lower alkenyl groups in which aryl as defined is substituted for a hydrogen atom e.g. styryl. The term heteroaromatic encompasses those and 6 member heterocyclic rings having at least one hetero atom in the ring such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, for example, pyridyl, thienyl, furyl and the like; and the term halogen encompasses all four halogens, e.g. fluorine, bromine, chlorine and iodine.

The symbols R R and R, as used hereinafter have the same meaning as described above.

The compounds of this invention exhibit bronchodilator activity and are indicated symptomatic relief of bronchial asthma. For example, the compounds of the invention when administered into a mammalian host such as guinea pigs whose bronchioles have been constricted by the injection of agents such as histamine, serotonin or Patented Aug. 14, 1973 acetylcholine are capable of providing dilation at a dose level of about 25 mg./ kg. For a full discussion of this test protocol, see J. Pharmacol. and Exptl. Therap., 90, 254 (1949).

In order to use these compounds, they are formulated with pharmaceutical diluents such as lactose, mannitol and the like to form dosage forms such as tablets, capsules and the like. They can also be formulated with vehicles such as peanut oil, sesame oil, into dosage forms suitable for parential administration.

Generally speaking, a dosage regimen of about 5 mg./ kg. to 50 mg./kg. daily is prescribed to provide symptomatic relief of asthma. This regimen can be varied according to the weight and species of the animal being treated, but is within the above described range.

The compounds of this invention are prepared by allowing to react a Mannich base of Formula II with a ketene aminal of Formula III:

0 Z OH N-R.

'2= a I NRo Rs 4 R5 (III) wherein R R and R are alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or taken together with the nitrogen form piperidine, morpholine, pyrrolidine or piperazine rings and Z is an aromatic or heteroaromatic nucleus. This reaction is usually carried out by refluxing the reactants in an inert solvent.

Upon hydrolysis, compounds of type I undergo ring cleavage to give compounds of type IV, which are also within the scope of this invention.

R2 R2 H20 (I) 0 R3 OH 0 R3 rv These compounds are also useful as bronchioles. The ketene aminals of Formula III are prepared according to a procedure described in Chem. Ber. 95, 2096 (1962) and 97, 3076, 3081 (1964). The phenolic Mannich bases of type II are prepared according to standard methods described in Org. Reactions, 1, 303 (1942).

EXAMPLE 1 H, 6.08; N, 3.67. Found (percent): C, 81.91; H, 6.25; N, 3.95.

K. Auwers and A. Dombrowski, Liebigs Ann. Chem., 344, 280 (1906).

3 EXAMPLE 2 15 a, 1 6-dihydro-7a-morpho1ino-7aH, 1 5 H-naphtho 1,2-e] naphtho[1',2':5,6]pyrano[2,3-b]pyran A mixture of 50 g. of 1-dimethylaminomethyl-Z-naphthol and 50 g. of 1,1-dimorpholinoethene in 250 ml. of dioxane was refluxed for 3 hrs. under a stream of nitrogen. The dioxane was removed under reduced pressure, and the residual gum was recrystallized several times from abs. ethanol, M.P. 223-25, 246-47"; yield 10 g. (19%).

Analysis.--Calcd. for C H NO (percent): C, 79.41; H, 5.95; N, 3.31. Found (percent): C, 79.27; H, 6.08; N, 3.36;

EXAMPLE 3 N CH3 C a A solution of g. of 5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-6- quinolinol and 5 g. of 1,1-dimorpholino ethene in 25 ml. of dioxane was refluxed for 2 hrs. under a stream of nitrogen. The solvent was then removed under reduced pres- See footnote 1, Example 1 above. J. Org. Chem., 33, 4309 (1968). See footnote 3, Example 3 above.

sure, and the residual gum was taken up in ethyl acetate and chromatographed on a column of 400 g. of Florisil. The crystals found by concentration of early fractions were the dimethylamino analogue. Crystals in later fractions were recrystallized from CH CN, M.P. 239-43".

Analysis.Calcd. for C H N O (percent): C, 73.39; H, 5.45; N, 9.88. Found (percent): C, 73.05; H, 5.58; N, 9.58.

EXAMPLE 5 CH3 CH 1 1a,12-dihyro-5a-(dimethylamino)-2a-distyryl-5aH, 1 1H- [1]benzo-pyrano 2,3-b] [1]benzopyran A solution of 4 g. of 1,1-dimorpholinoethene and 10 g. of 3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-4-stilbenol in ml. of dioxane was refluxed under a stream of nitrogen for 48 hrs. The solution was cooled, and the crystalline product was filtered off and recrystallized from CH CN, M.P. 217- 22.

Analysis.-Calcd. for C H NO (percent): C, 83.26; H, 6.77; N, 3.03. Found (percent): C, 82.98; H, 6.52; N, 2.93.

EXAMPLE 6 on o 0 u- (2-hydroxyl-naphthyl methyl] -2-hydroxy- 1- naphthalene acrylic acid a-lactone A mixture of 10 g. of 7a-(dimethylamino) l5a,1=6-dihydro 15H naphtho[1,2 e]naphtho[1',2':5,6]pyrano- [2,3-b]pyran, 500 ml. of dioxane, and 50 ml. of 3 N HCl was refluxed for 6 hrs. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure, and the crystalline residue was recrystallized from CHgCN, M.P. 215-20"; yield 6 g. (55%).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H O (percent): C, 81.34; H, 5.12. Found (percent): C, 81.35; H, 5.21.

We claim:

1. A compound of the formula:

wherein R is dilower alkyl amine, R and R are hydrogen, or R and R taken together with the aromatic ring form naphthaline.

2. A compound according to claim 1 which is 7a-(dimethylamino) 15a,16 dihydro 7aH,15H naphtho- 1,2-e] naphtho[ 1',2' 5 ,6] pyrano [2,3-b] pyran.

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